The Morning Ledger: Tax Inversions Pose Challenges in Execution

It may seem like an easy trick to buy for a foreign firm, adopt its overseas address and enjoy its more favorable tax rate. But for Medtronic Inc., once it merges with Covidien PLC and becomes an Irish company, it will require additional maneuvering to escape the U.S. tax net, the WSJ’s Joseph Walker reports.

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Boards and C-suite executives overwhelmingly see risk as having an important role in value creation, but just 17% of respondents say they are actively using risk to drive returns, according to a new global survey from Deloitte. The survey also found that senior stakeholders want chief risk officers to spend significantly more time playing the strategist role, with a majority of respondents saying their risk officers should participate more in setting the strategic direction of the company and aligning risk management strategies accordingly.

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